NUMERICAL MODELING OF FAST-FLOW CO-2 LASERS .1. THE MODEL

A complete integration of the one-dimensional (1D) equations of a cw CO2 laser plasma with fast turbulent motion is presented. The electronic excitation rates in CO2-N2-He-CO-O2-Xe gas mixtures have been taken from the solution of the homogeneous, steady state Boltzmann equation. The model predicts the power characteristics of laser operation under various conditions on the basis of technical input data only it can be used for the optimization of different discharge structures (DC, RF, longitudinal, transversal) as well as for parametric studies of multiple discharge lasers.